Sidehill-plow



No. 616,533. Patented Dec. 27, I898. G. GEROW.

SIDEHILL PLOW.

(Application filed Sept. 80, 1897.)

(No Model.)

UNTTnD STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GIDEON GEROWV, OF NORTH TEMESCAL, CALIFORNIA.

SIDEHlLL-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 616,583, dated December 27, 1898. Application filed September 80, 1897. Serial No- 653,548. (No model.)

To all whom, it ntcty concern.-

Be it known that I, GIDEON GERow, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at North Temescal, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sidehill-Plows; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention relates to certain useful improy'ements in plows, and more especially to that class of plows known as sidehill-plows and it consists in the arrangement of parts and details of construction, as will be hereinafter fully set forth in the drawings and described and pointed out in the specification.

The object of the invention is the providing of a plow of the above character with a double reversible moldboard and plowshare, so as to enable the plow to out a furrow equally as well while traveling from the left to right as from the right to left, the reversible plowshare and moldboard being so arranged that the axis, is above or clear of the ground or furrow being cut in order that the supporting-hanger may not interfere with the working of the plow.

In order to fully understand the invention, reference must be had to the accompanying sheet of drawings, forming a part of this application, wherein- Figure 1 is a side view in elevation of the plow, showing the plowshare in locked position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the plowshare reversed and its position just prior to being locked. Fig. 3 is a front view in elevation of the plow,and Fig. 4 is a detail broken top plan view.

In the drawings the letter A is used to indicate the plow-beam, and A the handle,

which is attached to the standard A which at its upper end is connected to the plowbeam A. To the said beam is bolted or otherwise secured the hanger B, which hanger terminates at such a point as will enable the plow to move forward without the lower end of the hanger interfering with the furrow being made or out. \Vithin bearing a in the lower end of the standard A and bearing a in the lower end of the hanger B works the rotatable rod or shaft B. As the lower end of the hanger B is a considerable distance above that of the standard A it will be at an angle to the horizontal line of the plow.

To the rotatable rod or shaft B are rigidly secured, near the upper end thereof, the plowshares 1 2, which preferably are cast in one piece and likewise cast integral with the moldboards 3 4. Each plowshare is connected or bolted, near its slip-point, to the V-shaped brace or frame 5, which frame is also rigidly secured to the rotatable rod or shaft B near its lower end. This V-shaped frame serves to strengthen the plowshares and prevent the breaking thereof while being drawn through the soil. The moldboards are strengthened by means of the braces 6, which are attached to the said boards and to the V-shaped frame, Figs. 1 and 2.

The reversible plowshare and moldboard is held in locked position by means of the lock or catch rod 0. This rod is hinged to the lower end of a bolt 19, passing through the beam A, and its forward end is bifurcated, so as when lowered to straddle or embrace the end or slip-point of the upper plowshare, Fig. 1. The lock or catch rod is raised by means of the hand-lever C, which is fulcrumed to a standard I), bolted to the beam A, said lever being connected at its forward end to the said catch or lock rod by means of the connecting link 5 which link passes through an opening in the beam A. The lever 0 extends rearwardly such a distance as to be within convenient reach of the plowmans hand.

That end of the rotatable shaft or rod B extending or projecting beyond the bearing a terminates in a hook cl, Figs. 2 and 3, which engages the sides of the hanger B and serves as a stop to prevent the reversible plowshare' swinging beyond a given point or out of its vertical position.

The bifurcated end of the lock or catch em-' braces or straddles the upper end portion of the hanger B and rests upon shoulders d, attached to the sides thereof.

In Fig. 1 I have illustrated the plow as traveling from the right to the left, with plowshare 1 in position to cut the furrow. \Vhen it is desired to return or plow from the left to the right,'the plowman presses downward upon the rear end of lever G, which throws the inner end upward, so as to lift the hinged catch or lock rod out of engagement with the end of share 2. The share being thus released, the plowman may then reverse the position thereofthat is, swing the same over until share 1 assumes the position formerly occupied by share 2 and share 2 that occupied by share 1. lVhen in this position, the lever Oisreleased and the catch or lock rod 0 falls downward, so as to engage the end of share 1. The stop or hook at of the rotatable rod or shaft B prevents the shares being thrown or swung over beyond a given point. It will thus be seen that with each furrow cut the position of the plowshares changes, share 1, say, cutting the first furrow and share 2 the second furrow, and so on.

For the purpose of enabling me to readily make repairs in case of breakage I have made that portion of the reversible moldboard and plowshare below the line a: in two parts, which I designate a plowshare and a moldboard. However, it will be understood that when the plow is in operation that portion designated 1 3 in Fig. 1, or lower part, acts as a plowshare and 2 4 or upper part as a moldboard. \Vhen the parts are reversed, 2 4 act as a plowshare and 1 3 as a moldboard.

The sidehill-plow herein described is simple, cheap, and durable, and the shares and the moldboards may be reversed quickly and with very little trouble.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure protection in by Letters Patent, is

1, In a sidehill-plow, the combination of a operating said lock-bar, substantially as de-- scribed.

2. In a sidehill-plow, the combination with the beam thereof, of the standard attached thereto, the hanger depending from the beam,

a rotatable rod working in bearings of the standard and hanger, said rod being arranged at an angle to the horizontal line of the plow, a stop carried by the rod which engages with the sides of the hanger to limit the rotation of the said rod, the double reversiblemoldboard and plowshare rigidly attached to the rotatable rod, a catchwhich engages with one I of the plowshares to hold the same in vertical position, and of hand-operated mechanism for throwing the catch into or out of engagement with the plowshares.

In testimony whereof I affiX my'signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 22d day of September, 1897.

GIDEON GEROIV.

Witnesses:

N. A. ACKER, LEE D. CRAIG. 

